This is how to watch the season-opening 2026 Thai MotoGP at Buriram, which takes place from 27 February -1 March.

We’ve also listed the start times for all of this weekend’s MotoGP sessions below, in both local Thai time and UK time.

Last weekend’s pre-season test at the same circuit ended with Marco Bezzecchi on top of the timesheets from fellow Aprilia rider Ai Ogura. 

Reigning champion Marc Marquez and factory Ducati team-mate Francesco Bagnaia followed, with Gresini title runner-up Alex Marquez completing the top five.

Testing is one thing, racing is another… Or is it? 

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Last year’s Buriram test top five exactly matched the final 2025 MotoGP World Championship order: Marc Marquez, Alex Marquez, Bezzecchi, Acosta and Bagnaia.

Marc Marquez also took a perfect double victory from pole position a year ago, despite a tyre pressure scare early in the grand prix.

However, he suffered three falls during this year’s test, when he was also battling sickness, and will be competing in his first grand prix since shoulder injuries at Mandalika last October.

While Ducati and Aprilia look closely matched at Buriram, Acosta was again leading the KTM challenge in sixth. Honda, which joins the MotoGP engine freeze this weekend after moving up a concession class, rounded out the top ten with Joan Mir.

Yamaha was a best of 16th (+1.0s) in the hands of Jack Miller, with all the M1 riders predicting a tough weekend for the new V4’s full-time debut.

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Meanwhile, weather forecasts suggest a risk of some rain during the weekend.

When is the 2026 Thai MotoGP?

The Thai MotoGP runs from 27 Februaty-1 March.

Two free practice sessions will be held on Friday, 27 February. Final practice, qualifying and the Sprint race are on Saturday, 28 February. Warm-up and the grand prix are on Sunday, 1 March.

What are the start times for the 2026 Thai MotoGP?

Friday 27 February:
10:45am (local) / 03:45m (UK) – MotoGP FP1
3:00pm (local) / 8:00am (UK) – MotoGP Practice

Saturday 28 February:
10:10am (local) / 03:10am (UK) – MotoGP FP2
10:50am (local) / 03:50am (UK) – MotoGP Qualifying
3:00pm (local) / 8:00am (UK) – MotoGP Sprint

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Sunday 1 March:
10:40am (local) / 03:40pm (UK) – MotoGP Warm-up
3:00pm (local) / 7:00am (UK) – Thai MotoGP

How to watch the 2026 Thai MotoGP?

MotoGP’s official Video Pass streaming service will broadcast all of the sessions live.

MotoGP Video Pass costs €148.99 for the whole season including Timing Pass, or €139.99 for the whole season without live data.

A monthly pass costs €29.99.

How to watch the 2025 Thai MotoGP in the UK?

Alternatively, for UK-based fans, TNT Sports is showing every session of the Thai MotoGP.

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A subscription to TNT Sports through Discovery+ costs £30.99 per month.

As for the Video Pass, every Moto2 and Moto3 session is also covered live by TNT Sports.

Crash.net provides live text updates for all MotoGP track sessions, except Sunday morning’s ten-minute warm-up.

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